Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defending Own Half: July 25 (Start Time: 2022-08-24 17:30:00)

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Paul Manson
Name: Paul Manson
City: Portland
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warm Up

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Warm Up (15 mins)

Set up

Area 20x20 yard grid with lines of cones separated every 5yards.

Time

15 Minutes

Rules and Conditions

Players go through PEP routine including Motor Movement, Dynamic Stretching, Strength, plyometric, and sprint (with changes of direction) phases. Focus on techniques and landing mechanics. NO BALL!

Progression:

1) Jog to end and back.

2) Jog forward and jog backward

3) Sprint to end and back.

4) Slalom through cones and jog back

5) Side to side burst and jog back

6) Side to side burst and side to side backwards (optional)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Screen 2

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Screen 2

Press, Cover, and Balance 


Setup: 12 yd by 12 yd box. 4 v 2 or 3 v 2. Outside players swing ball around. Walking speed only at first.

Coaching Points: First defender presses, second covers the direction that is being exposed by the first.

Note the need to press and communicate! "I've got ball should be commonly heard"

For the players in possession: Use body positioning, receiving ball on back foot, disguise, and quick movement after the pass.


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 2v2

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2v2 (20 mins)

2v2 Game to small goals

set-up: 2 teams,one team is defending and one team is attacking

Large Goal plus two mini goals 25-25 yards from large goal. May need sidelines that are narrower if players start cheating too wide.

Organization:

Game starts with defending pair (red) passing ball out to attacking team (blue) who is trying to score on big goal. If defending team wins it, they go to small counter goals.


Coaching Points:

Is there good pressure and cover? I

s there good communication? (force wide, I've got cover, pressure or delay)

When do you know when to press and when to delay?

What are cues to press? (Bad touch, back to goal, head down....)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 5v4 Recovery

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5v4 Recovery (20 mins)

Stage III Exapanded Small Side Activity 5v4 Defending, Recovering Mids

-Midfield to one big goal, and two small counter attack goals (6 cones, 2 agility poles)

-Blue plays to the big goal, red plays to small goals

-Players should start at cones

-Red team defending

-Red plays the ball into the attacking team(blue team), then must sprint around agility poles before recovering to play defense

-Two resting players sub out with CMs

Progression:

-Add a Center forward for the green team to play 5v5

Coaching Points:

-Reds must recover quickly and organize

-Must delay to get help

-Once help arrives, defense is numbers up so force the play into pressure

-Recover centrally


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage - Half Field

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Scrimmage - Half Field (20 mins)

6v6 Scrimmage with or without keepers. Use half field.


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